1. The rejected contract called for a wage freeze in the first two years, a sacrifice justified by the worst fiscal crisis in the city in a generation. 2. The rejected contract offer also lacked provisions sought by the union to limit subcontracting. 3. Gomes said the rejected contracts were for items the committee deemed non-essential or could possibly be used for purposes other than humanitarian assistance. 4. It would need to do so before unilaterally imposing terms of a rejected contract offer or locking workers out. 5. The rejected contract could lead to a strike as early as next week. 6. The rejected contract offer would have required employee contributions to health insurance premiums, as well as higher deductibles and copayments. |
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